Scholz said it was a "clear and straightforward" decision to fire his finance minister, Christian Lindner, a move which set the wheels in motion for the confidence vote, and possible election in 2025.

Germany’s embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday he would be ready to ask for a confidence vote this year to pave the way for snap elections. Scholz, whose coalition collapsed on Wednesday ...

Germany in turmoil after coalition collapse Scholz under pressure to hold early election Prominent Green party members call for early confidence vote BERLIN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - German Chancellor ...

Germany's coalition government disintegrated dramatically after Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) following intense ...

Chancellor Scholz announced his intention to continue working with the Green Party in a minority government and to seek a vote of confidence on January 15, 2025. He will then probably lose this ...

BERLIN - Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday demanded a calm debate from Germany's squabbling factions on setting the date for a snap election to pull the country out of a political crisis.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that he is open to speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but said he would never make decisions about the future of Ukraine over the heads of the Ukrainians.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday defended his country's recently growing defence exports to Turkey, citing the membership of both countries in the NATO alliance as one reason.

BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Nov 10 that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in Parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is holding further talks with his two most senior coalition partners Tuesday as his fractious ruling alliance seeks to finalize next year’s budget and set aside ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold a confidence vote in mid-January which could trigger new elections by March, state broadcaster ARD said late yesterday. This announcement followed crisis ...

The decision follows a dramatic breakdown of Germany’s three-party coalition government. BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will not travel to the COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ...